UiPath's stock has been left for dead, yet several of enterprise software's biggest players have compelling reasons to want it. Five names stand out as potential acquirers, and the logic behind one of them is almost impossible to argue against.
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OpenAI is adding David Vélez, founder and global chief executive of Nubank, a Latin American digital services firm, and Robin Vince, the chief executive of Bank of New York Mellon to its board of directors, the company said. Vince will chair the audit committee, OpenAI said. The company has worked to improve its corporate governance after a previous set of directors abruptly fired Chief Executive Sam Altman three years ago for what they described as a lack of candor in his communications, throwing the company into disarray.
Salesforce is hoping its acquisition of Fin can help accelerate revenue growth.
Salesforce's new acquisition has figured out how to win in the age of agentic AI.
Salesforce acquires AI agent firm Fin for $3.6 billion, adding a customer service agent that resolves 76% of support queries to its Agentforce platform.
Salesforce's (CRM) planned $3.6 billion acquisition of AI agent platform Fin strengthens its AI stra
Salesforce entered a definitive agreement to purchase Fin, an advanced AI-powered customer support platform formerly known as Intercom.
Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.
The deal adds Fin's AI agent, which the company says resolves 76% of support queries without a human, to Salesforce's Agentforce platform
Technology stocks tumbled sharply Friday as the Nasdaq headed for its worst week in a year. Nasdaq Inc. shed nearly 2% in afternoon trades, as Nvidia, Micron and Sandisk fell. Tech behemoths like Amazon and Google edged lower.
Anthropic is joining in on the IPO fray to win tens of billions in capital and likely a valuation in the trillions. This IPO could significantly benefit Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG). Before we look into how, let’s take a look at the IPO first. Anthropic’s decision for an IPO comes after SpaceX’s decision to ... 3 Stocks Poised to Make Billions from the Anthropic IPO
Four days. That is the gap between Anthropic closing a $65 billion Series H round at a $960 billion post-money valuation and the company confidentially submitting draft IPO paperwork to the SEC, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ed Ludlow. That speed alone tells you something about how AI capital markets are operating right now. In March, ... $960 Billion: Anthropic Beats OpenAI to the IPO Filing in a Race That Could Reshape AI Investing
The software sector is currently caught in a tug-of-war between profound optimism and existential dread over the future of artificial intelligence. After a brief period of euphoria, reality—and algorithmic trading—bit back hard, sending major software stocks tumbling in a sudden reversal. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF fell 3%, wiping out half of the 6% gains it had recorded just a day prior. The bleeding was widespread across the industry’s biggest names: Atlassian plunged 8%, Hu
Zoom (ZM) is actively shedding its reputation as a single-use utility. Following a robust Q1 FY27 earnings beat and a speculative surge tied to Anthropic's IPO plans, shares have rallied to $112. As the stock trades at a notable premium, investors must determine if Zoom's AI-driven enterprise pivot truly justifies this momentum.
AI giant Anthropic said on Monday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, teeing up a watershed moment for Wall Street's AI frenzy. Tech stocks continue to lead the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 in a record-breaking market rally, while Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to price its IPO this month and Anthropic rival OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is waiting on deck. U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Nasdaq up 0.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Dow industrials off 0.3%.
The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of FY27.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Monday amid ongoing hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal. Nvidia stock jumped on a new chip.
Asana will incorporate Stack AI into its growing suite of AI workflow tools.

As part of the latest installment of Yahoo Finance's Options Playbook, BayCrest managing director David Boole explains the influence that mega-IPOs, the likes of SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), Anthropic (ANTH.PVT), and OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), are having on markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC), possible options trades, and proxy trades on other stocks like Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA).
Mind Robotics, which was first revealed in late 2025, has now raised more than $1 billion to date.